Lake-Effect Snow and Winter Weather in Ohio, November 27 to 28, 2025

Following a strong cold front that crossed on November 26th, much colder air flowed in and allowed significant lake-effect snow to develop. This snow was initially carried into western New York by southwest winds, but gradually shifted south and west into the snowbelt region of Northeast Ohio as winds turned more west-northwest on Thanksgiving. Heavy bands of snow struggled to organize into Ashtabula County, however there were some brief periods of moderate to heavy snow, particularly Thanksgiving day and night. Accumulations occurred over a period of 24 to 36 hours, so did not reach heavy snow criteria. However, storm total accumulations from spotters did exceed 6 inches in parts of the county. Selected spotter reports include 7.1 inches in Cherry Valley Township, 6.9 inches in Colebrook Township, and 5.2 inches in Monroe Township.

Following a strong cold front that crossed on November 26th, much colder air flowed in and allowed significant lake-effect snow to develop. This snow was initially carried into western New York by southwest winds, but gradually shifted south and west into the snowbelt region of Northeast Ohio as winds turned more west-northwest on Thanksgiving. Heavy lake effect snow then continued into Black Friday before tapering off. Snow rates exceeded one inch per hour at times within lake effect bands across Geauga County, especially late Thanksgiving Day and night. A trained spotter reported a peak accumulation of 15 inches in Auburn Township. Other select spotter reports include 14.8 inches in Troy Township, 13.3 inches in Russell Township, 9.4 inches in Novelty, 9 inches in Burton, and 6 inches in Chardon.

Following a strong cold front that crossed on November 26th, much colder air flowed in and allowed significant lake-effect snow to develop. This snow was initially carried into western New York by southwest winds, but gradually shifted south and west into the snowbelt region of Northeast Ohio as winds turned more west-northwest on Thanksgiving. Heavy lake effect snow then continued into Black Friday before tapering off. Snow rates exceeded one inch per hour at times within lake effect bands in Cuyahoga County, especially late Thanksgiving Day and night. A trained spotter reported a peak accumulation of 13.1 inches in Chagrin Falls. Other select spotter reports include 11.6 inches in Solon, 9.3 inches in Parma, 8.5 inches in Pepper Pike, 7.5 inches in the Old-Brooklyn neighborhood of Cleveland, 7.1 inches in Beechwood, 6.4 inches in Rocky River, and 6.2 inches in Shaker Heights. A retired National Weather Service employee measured 9 inches of snow in North Olmsted. A CoCoRaHS observer in University Heights also recorded 7 inches of snow.

Following a strong cold front that crossed on November 26th, much colder air flowed in and allowed significant lake-effect snow to develop. This snow was initially carried into western New York by southwest winds, but gradually shifted south and west into the snowbelt region of Northeast Ohio as winds turned more west-northwest on Thanksgiving, including into parts of Trumbull County. Heavy lake effect snow then continued into Black Friday before tapering off. Snow rates exceeded one inch per hour at times within lake effect bands, especially late Thanksgiving Day and night. A trained spotter reported a peak accumulation of 11 inches in Southington. Other selected totals include 7.4 inches reported by a CoCoRaHS observer in Cortland, 5.4 inches reported by a trained spotter in Newton Falls, and 5.2 inches reported by a trained spotter in Kinsman Township.

Following a strong cold front that crossed on November 26th, much colder air flowed in and allowed significant lake-effect snow to develop. This snow was initially carried into western New York by southwest winds, but gradually shifted south and west into the snowbelt region of Northeast Ohio as winds turned more west-northwest on Thanksgiving. The heavy snow mainly stayed just to the north and northeast of Summit County, but did clip the northeastern corner of the county, especially during the evening of Thanksgiving when snow rates exceeded one inch per hour at times. Snow was less intense into Black Friday but continued at times, tapering off that evening. A CoCoRaHS observer in Reminderville measured 8 inches of snow with this storm. A trained spotter in Macedonia reported 6.8 inches of snow. Amounts quickly decreased to 4 inches or less across the rest of the county, with less than an inch falling south of Akron.

Following a strong cold front that crossed on November 26th, much colder air flowed in and allowed significant lake-effect snow to develop. This snow was initially carried into western New York by southwest winds, but gradually shifted south and west into the snowbelt region of Northeast Ohio as winds turned more west-northwest on Thanksgiving, including into northern Portage County. Heavy lake effect snow then continued into Black Friday before tapering off. Snow rates exceeded one inch per hour at times within lake effect bands, especially late Thanksgiving Day and night. A trained spotter reported a peak accumulation of 14.5 inches in Hiram. 11.5 inches of snow was reported by spotters in Aurora. A CoCoRaHS observer in Mantua also had 11.5 inches of snow. Snow amounts quickly decreased to just a couple of inches or less across the southern half of the county.